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Pollution of Air and Water

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes acid rain?

a)

High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution

b)

Fertilizer use

c)

Pesticide use

d)

CFCs

2.

Acid rain can damage

a)

Drinking water sources

b)

Aquatic life

c)

Architecture/buildings

d)

All options are correct

3.

The ozone layer is damaged by

a)

CFCs

b)

Increase in greenhouse gases

c)

Increased global temperatures

d)

Sulfuric and nitric acids

4.
This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
land pollution
d)
noise pollution
5.

Which pair below are the two main sources of air pollution in urban (populated) areas?

a)

vehicles, volcanoes

b)

vehicles, industries

c)

Industries, agriculture

d)

All of the above

6.

The most common source of carbon monoxide comes from _____________________________.

a)

vehicles

b)

swamp gases

c)

industrial sources

d)

none of these

7.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
8.
Greenhouses gases
a)
Absorb and radiate heat
b)
Destroy the ozone layer
c)
Cause respiratory problems
d)
Create smog
9.
Some of the greenhouse gases that are emitted by volcanoes, a natural type of forcing of air pollution, can include:
a)
water vapor
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
both water vapor and carbon dioxide
d)
methane and carbon monoxide
10.

When and who discovered the hole in the hole in Ozone layer above Antarctica?

a)

Nasa, September 2007

b)

AURA, November 2004

c)

Nasa, September 2004

d)

ISRO, August 2005

11.

Carbon Monoxide is a result of?

a)

Buring of waste

b)

Combustion of carbonaceous fuels

c)

CFCs

d)

Oxides of nitrogen and sulfur

12.

What causes acid rain?

a)

High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution

b)

Fertilizer use

c)

Pesticide use

d)

CFCs

13.

How to prevent Air Pollution?

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